Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 16-05-2022 and time 12:55:20 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-05-2022 10:55:20 (UTC)
  • 16-05-2022 12:55:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1880, 14.7770 at 121 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Capo d'Orlando ME 4 13254 13254
Brolo ME 6 5783 19037
Naso ME 7 3813 22850
Piraino ME 8 3962 26812
Ficarra ME 10 1469 28281
Gioiosa Marea ME 10 7074 35355
Capri Leone ME 11 4515 39870
Mirto ME 12 974 40844
Castell'Umberto ME 12 3128 43972
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 12 3090 47062
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 13 1319 48381
Frazzanò ME 13 711 49092
Sinagra ME 13 2705 51797
Torrenova ME 14 4386 56183
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 14 1996 58179
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 59794
Galati Mamertino ME 17 2627 62421
Patti ME 17 13431 75852
Longi ME 18 1473 77325
Militello Rosmarino ME 18 1324 78649
Tortorici ME 18 6435 85084
Ucria ME 18 1058 86142
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 18 12624 98766
Librizzi ME 19 1660 100426
Raccuja ME 19 1041 101467
Alcara li Fusi ME 20 1980 103447

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
68 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.2 2022-05-16
10:55:20
38.1878 14.7773 121 2023-01-31
19:03:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 105381141
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.2 2022-05-16
10:55:18
38.2672 14.7963 132 2022-05-16
11:01:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 104705971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-16 10:55:20 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.1878 ± 0.0207
Longitude 14.7773 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 121 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 105381141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2156
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1170
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2160.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15828
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.03606
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104705971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-16 11:01:41

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 105381141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-02 08:02:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:56:05.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 147.4413 125 -0.02 40
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:59.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 96 112.0989 133 0.07 43
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:57.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 107.0151 135 -0.41 40
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2022-05-16T10:55:56.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 83.1501 142 1.11 32
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:54.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 226.0071 114 -0.22 50
IV.GIB.HHE. 2022-05-16T10:55:53.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 252 69.1752 148 0.13 69
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:52.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 316 53.1024 154 0.72 60
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:52.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 203.7405 116 0.25 58
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:52.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 68.6757 148 -0.85 57
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:52.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 201.4428 116 0.38 58
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:51.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 46.5201 157 0.98 36
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:51.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 64.2912 150 -0.94 36
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2022-05-16T10:55:50.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 50.4162 155 -0.37 69
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:50.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 190.4649 118 0.32 62
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:49.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 180.1863 119 0.21 67
IV.IVPL.HNZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:49.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 27.3504 166 -0.09 51
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:49.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 224 23.5542 168 0.05 76
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:48.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 171.3951 121 0.2 53
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:46.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 147.4413 125 -0.04 80
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:42.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 112.0989 133 -0.14 85
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:41.81 0.1 positive manual P 64 107.0151 135 -0.38 81
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2022-05-16T10:55:40.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 83.1501 142 0.3 87
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:39.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 68.6757 148 -0.09 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:38.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 64.2912 150 -0.69 60
IV.GIB.HHE. 2022-05-16T10:55:38.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 69.1752 148 -0.28 90
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:38.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 46.5201 157 0.37 69
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:38.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 53.1024 154 0.08 96
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:38.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 45.3213 158 0.53 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:37.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 23.5542 168 0.14 100
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:37.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 45.3213 158 0.02 74
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2022-05-16T10:55:37.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 50.4162 155 -0.54 87
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:37.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 152 18.1707 171 0.68 44
3D.OEM9.HHZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:37.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 40 28.9488 165 -0.11 50
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:36.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 131 17.5713 171 -0.63 45
IV.IVPL.HNZ. 2022-05-16T10:55:36.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 27.3504 166 -0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000894 0.66 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:50.52
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00022399999999999997 1.6 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:52.16
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00015999999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:53.10
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010630000000000001 1.64 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:53.94
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006747977000000001 0.3584 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:53.60
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000624 0.52 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:55.61
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00007829999999999999 0.88 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:58.50
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006254999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:58.67
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.4 0.00010930000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:55:59.55
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00007655 0.5 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:01.48
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00007280000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:05.97
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0000859 0.74 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:07.35
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00003435 0.34 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:09.88
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0000704 0.62 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:13.35
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00004965 0.58 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:13.70
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000138 0.66 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:16.92
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00001109 1.18 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:17.03
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000374 0.68 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:19.56
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000013350000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:21.17
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000018799999999999996 1.14 AML other m 2022-05-16T10:56:21.39
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